How is the food service department funded?
The school food service budget is a delicate balance between income and expenditures. The program is funded by breakfast and lunch monies and federal reimbursement. These funds must s-t-r-e-t-c-h to cover ever escalating food costs, repairs, replacement and purchase of equipment, salary and benefits, supplies, laundry, and training of staff. The food service program does not receive money from the general budget.
